Drink your fill when the jar is first opened, and when it is nearly done, but be sparing when it is half-empty; it's a poor savingwhen you come to the dregs.
In the morning of like, work; in the midday, give counsel; in the evening, pray.
Invite your friend to a feast, but leave your enemy alone; and especially invite the one who lives near you.
The dawn speeds a man on his journey, and speeds him too in his work.
Gossip and rumor are evil; easy to lift up, heavy to carry, and hard to put down again.
The gods being always close to men perceive those who afflict others with unjust devices and do not fear the wrath of heaven.